BY DAN FAUPEL
I originally sat down to write this article to offer tips to the general haunt buyer on how to get the best deals from vendors in the Haunt Industry. With 10 years of experience working full-time as a vendor with Creative Visions, I felt that I had a lot of insight to share.

However, as I put it on paper, it became an article that helps both the buyer and vendor, by helping each to better understand their symbiotic business relationship. The buyer needs the vendor and the vendor needs the buyer. The goal is to maximize that relationship. (read more)

by Nate Bolen
Located just east of Columbus, Ohio is an October seasonal fear filled festival that is quickly becoming known as the “Worlds Most Extreme Haunted Attraction.” A mind-altering journey not for the faint of heart, Dead Acres offers a variety of entertainment choices such as hayrides, bon fires, large parties, games, paintball, and stage shows making it a Halloween event not to be missed. (read more)

by Dave Alma
The 2002 hit movie The Ring, www.ring-themovie.com, had a profound impact on the Horror movie industry. Its visual depiction of a dark haired girl, Samara, rising from a decrepit water well was drilled into the minds of modern day movie goers and the core audience of the Haunted Attraction industry…teens!

The following animated prop pays homage to this instantly recognizable scene; a stone well with the little girl about to climb out. (read more)

What Are You Afraid of Anyway?
BY LARRY WICKER
In 1994, two men with very different business experience decided they wanted to produce a low budget horror film. Seasoned by many years of extremely varied business experiences, Phylo Darke and Kevin Campbell became the managing partners of Phobia, Inc. A treatment for the film was developed with a working name of Simon Fowler and included storyline, character development, makeup and set designs for the movie. (read more)

by Bobby Lee
This article is the first in a two-part series to help the reader understand how radio and billboard advertising work, and how your haunted attraction could benefit from using these two primary venues. It would be impossible to cover every aspect of advertising, but what will be covered will be short and simple: highlighting the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of dealing with radio and billboard advertising. (read more)

By James C. Boyer
Over the last 15 years I have traveled rather extensively across the country and visited numerous Haunted Attractions. In that time I have seen few of what I would call “E Ticket” attractions, (an old Disneyland designation for the top level rides), a few dozen adequate but hopeful events and far too many substandard or less than average Haunts. The best attractions have several things in common, but one element that stands out the most. Realism! The best Haunted Attractions all seem to have vast amounts of detail incorporated into the scenes that helps to suspend the patron’s disbelief. (read more)